- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2012
Artificial Sounds Generated Underwater Affect Whales Hundreds of Miles Away
This was recently established in a new scientific investigation
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2012
Planet-Cooling Atmospheric Particle Discovered
Experts say it could potentially be used to decrease global temperatures
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2012
Climate Change Can Lead to Colder Winters
The trend may seem counterintuitive at first, but the connection is clear
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2012
Outstanding Radar Pierces Mount Kilauea's Surface
The instrument reveals the interior of the volcano's magma chamber
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 12th, 2012
Explaining the Evolution of Facial Features in Primates
One can easily observe a huge diversity in how their faces appear
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 11th, 2012
Worst Extinction Possibly Caused by Volcanic Eruptions
The event took place more than 250 million years ago
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 11th, 2012
Snowpack Decline Causes Cascading Ecological Effects in the Rockies
The situation is getting increasingly complex, investigators explain
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2012
Earth's Deepest Secrets Are Jeopardized by Microbes
Researchers are literally starting to dig deeper and deeper into our planet's past
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2012
Extinction Possibly Caused by Gamma-Ray Burst
The event researchers targeted occurred a very long time ago
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2012
Global Warming Prevents New Ice Age from Occurring
The phenomenon usually takes place at regular intervals
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 7th, 2012
New Culprit Identified in the 'Great Dying'
This was the worst extinction event ever to hit the planet
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
Analyzing the Most Stable Core of the American Continent
This craton has been around for billions of years
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
Lunar Mineral Found in Australian Rock Sample
The rock was determined to be extremely old, scientists say
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
Carbon Sequestration Inside Depleted Gas Reservoirs Is Possible
A proof-of-concept experiment is being carried out in Australia
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
Arctic Freshwater Mixing Could Influence the 'Conveyor Belt'
Scientists find new source of freshwater in the Arctic Ocean
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 4th, 2012
Antarctic Hydrothermal Vents Reveals New Species Communities
Researchers had no idea that these creatures even existed
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 30th, 2011
Mariana Trench Sectors Connected by Underwater Bridges
Investigators had no idea such structures were so common